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Sigurd Einbu

Norwegian astronomer (1866-1946) · Norway · On the map · Scientists · Died at 79

Sigurd Einbu, was a Norwegian self-taught astronomer from Lesjaskog, known to have discovered a nova in the stellar constellation Gemini on March 12, 1912. The nova was named Nova Geminorum 2. Also in 1912 he introduced a new class of variable stars, the RV Tauri variable stars.

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Awards

Gunnerus Medal1934
Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class1926

About this person

He spelled his family name Enebo during large parts of his scientific career, but in 1926 he changed it to Einbu according to the local pronunciation.

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Country
Norway
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1866 to 1946 · aged 79